RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 79249)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 79249)
Province Galatia-Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amasea
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Issue Year 208
Dating AD 205/6
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Σεπτ(ίμιος) Σεουῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΝΤ ΑΜΑϹΙΑϹ ΜΗΤ ΝΕ ΠΡ ΕΤ ϹΗ
Edition Ἁδρ(ιανῆς) Σευ(ηριανῆς) Ἀντ(ωνινιανῆς) Ἀμασίας μητ(ροπόλεως) νε(ωκόρου) πρ(ώτης) ἔτ(ους) σηʹ
Translation of Hadrianic Severan Antonine Amasea, metropolis, neocorate, first, of year 208
Reverse design Caracalla and Geta in toga standing looking at each other, shaking hands, each of them holding roll
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.86 g
Axis 7
Reference Dalaison, Amaseia 234
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L BMC 6 = Dalaison, Amaseia 234b
    ✸ Savoca Coins Silver 270th Monthly Silver, 25 May 2025, lot 250